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So, a lot of people want to see me feel that ain't gonna happen. What is that? Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. And for Shador Sanders, the first passing touchdown of his career. On today's show, complete week 12 recap, Monday night preview, your phone calls, latest news, and more.
And now, it's Mr. Rich I scent. Hour number three of the Rich Eisen Show is on the air. First two hours of it's just been chock full of news. Brockman can't even keep up with it.
But we're doing our best here. 844-204-Rich number to Dow. Phone lines are lit. We'll take all your phone calls. Mike Del Tufo in his spot with Chris in his spot.
The three of us together, Chris and I hosting, and Mike Del Tufo working the faders on Overreaction Monday, the pod, which is out there for everybody to take in. Let's go. On the Rich Eisen Show YouTube channel, as well as however you listen to your podcast, TJ Jefferson has just been like the cat that ate the canary after his Cowboys come back from 21 down to beat the Philadelphia Eagles. He gets to chew today. How do you not send something to Carl Anthony Town?
Susie is in New York. All you got to do is call her up and say, Come on, let's do this. Can you send it to Madison Square Garden? I guarantee you she will find the individual within five minutes that would place it at his locker. I will.
You have no idea. I will. It's within reach. Yeah. Wouldn't doubt that Susie would be able to pull that off.
I'm not saying that you doubt her ability. I'm just. Shocked that you don't want to take advantage of this moment. I have a lot of Eagles fans in my sphere. You know, not necessarily close because I'd never be super close with an Eagles fan.
Okay. But there's a lot of them. And you know what? I feel like silence, to quote Ari Gold to Lloyd, silence is golden.
Okay. I feel like it hurts them more because I'm not acknowledging it. I don't have the patience to jack with you today. All right, man. I mean, come on, TJ.
Do it. How about them Cowboys indeed? 844-204-Rich is the number to dial. Earlier, we talked about. Shador Sanders' first start, and Kevin Stefansky not naming him as the starter right after the game.
Um You know, for a fact, I screamed, come on out. Did I did I Didn't you jump a little bit when I screamed? Come on. Yeah. But a little bit that was serious, part of it tongue-in-cheek for a bit.
I don't know if Kevin heard me. But just moments ago, this happened. Shador will start this week. Obviously, Yeah. Number one job of a quarterback is to win.
So excited to get that first win under his belt. And then next thing is improvement. And that's what young players do. Certainly young quarterbacks do. You get one game better, and that's just from working at it.
So that'll be our focus.
Okay. And he's got a good one to focus on it, man. I do love this guy. I know Browns fans are Disappointed, upset. Another lost season, blah, blah, blah, but Stefansky's not a bad guy to have.
in the meeting room, in your ear. improving working on it. And to me, this is the only decision I think he could have made. And it's not because Dylan Gabriel's still in the concussion protocol, they announced he's out of it. This is a decision the coach has made or Is it ownership?
I'll be honest with you. Whatever it is. I want to see it. Otherwise, would I have been sitting down watching Browns 49ers next week? No.
Am I watching the 49ers and the Browns next week more Closely? Yep. I will be. Absolutely, I will be. I know you have your doubts, Chris.
You have reason to have your doubts. I know anybody else out there who's taking a look at. You know, Shadur minus a couple throws yesterday, but he made the throws. He made 'em, and he didn't make more mistakes than he made throws. There are more plays that you could say that's Right there, Rick Dalton, Jeff.
Then, oh, right there is exactly why they didn't start him before. Yeah. Right there. There it is. Throw to Isaiah Bond.
There it is. Hitting a wide open guy in. Um Jerry Judy, who decides to jump up in the air for whatever reason, hop skipping and jumping and body surfing. And again, always wide open. You know how many times, did J.J.
McCarthy miss some wide open guys a couple of weeks ago? You see, guys miss wide open guys all the time. He didn't do it. in that respect and then of course Let Samson do his thing.
Sounds good. I'm so psyched. And I'm psyched for Browns fans too, man. I'm psyched for them. Sure.
I think for me, it's organizational. Sure. They have no choice. Like Stefansky is, like I said earlier, he's coaching for his job.
So you're going to do whatever you think gives you the best chance to win this week. And this week, it's starting Shador.
So they have no choice. They got to do it. By the way, if he's coaching for his job and the Browns decide to let him go, do you know how fast he'd get another job somewhere? Laugh all you want, man. I think the Giants would be brilliant to just hop on him and just say, you come over here to New York, you tell Jackson Dart what to do.
Let's go. Or Jameis. Yeah. Let's talk about this game, man. Love Jameis.
Let me just tell you this, okay? I mean, yeah. Listen, Mike Kafka. Let's have Gunnar Olszzewski throw one to James Winston.
Okay, first of all, whatever caused you to think that, Mike, whatever caused you, let's dial it up against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, whatever put that in the playbook, you dialing it up and it actually happening. Oh, my gosh What a moment in time That was. Because Jameis had yak. It wasn't just him. It wasn't just like some Philly special inside the tent.
That was awesome. And then Jameis had already made Wandale Robinson offensive player of the week type candidate. You know what I mean?
So, this is exactly why I'm sitting here thinking. you know Okay. Just keep Jackson Dart nailed to the bench. Let Jameis finish this season. There's only two wins.
Once again, they lose a game. They snatch. Defeat from the jaws of victory on the road. I mean, this is the stat, the difference between the Giants. Having a season that their fans will never forget.
to having an interim head coach. and a quarterback in a concussion protocol right now. You ready? I feel like here it comes, here it comes. This sums it all up, and Giants fans sitting at home, wherever.
Alan Dallas and the rest of the Giants fans are here. Week 12 was the Giants' seventh consecutive game against a team currently two games above 500. And in those games, the Giants have five losses when they held the lead in the fourth quarter.
So they have the horses to compete. They have the horses to beat. And then don't. They could have six or seven wins. And Dayball could be sitting there.
He didn't fire Shane Bowen when everybody's saying they should fire him, the defensive coordinator.
Well, Mike Kafka just did it. This morning. The DC's gone. They're on an interim. How about that?
The DC fire by an interim head coach. Hi. Can they do that? I mean, if you're Shane Bowen, you're like, can I speak to the manager? Right.
Can I I have my receipt. It's called a contract signed by Mara and Tish. You can do this?
So the interim head coach is now the Karen of coaching? Is that well? And for at any moment in time that you might have thought, well, Wandale Robinson is an offensive player of the Greek candidate because he had over 100 yards in the first quarter, 156 yards, most by a Giants player. Uh since Malik Neighbors, remember him, did it this uh this year in week two. for the Giants way back when when everybody thought They had a chance to beat the Dallas Cowboys.
Could you also imagine if they started Jameis? To start the season? Not to pile more on Russ, but at any rate. Londale Robinson, nice game. Jameis Winston, 366 pass yards and a touchdown reception.
I've got a did you know to finish the show. It'll be great on that. Yeah, Jameis is out there to wing it around. That's how these games are. And this is exactly why, again, Jackson Dart.
Just, we've seen enough. We know he's good. We know you want to get reps. I'm sure Mike Kafka would love to show ownership what he can do with the kid as the HC and the OC. I totally understand that, but no more.
You got Jameis. Let him do this. You could still try to win games and you could still try to improve your your world, but Uh I've seen enough from Jackson Dart to put him any more in the line of fire. But Newtog Offensive Player of the Week. There's only three words for Jameer Gibbs, and it's simple.
And they are. Oh my god. Honestly, I don't know of an. Listen, I know McCaffrey is unreal. And I know Jonathan Taylor's been unreal.
And I know. Jackson Smith and Jigba. has already Certainly, in a season in which we're wondering, how will they do without DK Metcalf and JSN? Is he ready to be number one? He has broken DK Metcalf's.
Seattle Seahawks single season. Receiving. Record. In 11 games. That's wild.
Yeah. He's already ten better than DK's best season. In eleven games. But Jameer Gibbs is the only one that makes me get off my couch. And cursed.
I'm serious. I have him on my fantasy team, so I curse before. Cooper's cursing because he's losing with them. How is anyone with Gibbs this week losing? He's so unlucky.
He is so upset right now. You have no idea. He had to have put up 60 points in every league. I had to talk him down. 15 carries, 219 rush yards, a career high.
His average. Per carry against the New York Giants. And this is why maybe Shane Bowen finally got the call. You want to guess what his yards per carry was? No, you do the math in your head right here.
I just gave it to you. 14.6 yards per carry. Jeez. Two rushing touchdowns, and he had eleven catches, too. This is what you do.
And again, notes in Vegas. I understand Jameer Gibbs has been in the league for a couple of years. That's 26 touches. 26 touches. Second career game with 200 or more scrimmage yards.
Third Lions player with multiple games of 200 more scrimmage yards. Most rushes by a Lions player since Barry Sanders. Yeah. Who he is now about to run down. We're updating the list.
We showed you this list the other day when he had just 41 career touchdowns. which was Ranked Fifth all time. By most touchdowns scored by somebody who's not yet 24 years old. He's now tied with Randy Moss. For second place.
He had 41. He's now got 44 after today, after yesterday. And if he has the same result against the Packers, he'll have tied Barry Sanders on Thanksgiving. And again, just to remind everybody. He doesn't turn another year older.
Until next March, the 20th.
So he's going to be 23. Three years old for the rest of the season. Again, he doesn't have a new. year in his life. Until there's a new league here in the NFL.
Yeah. And they needed every yard from him yesterday. Every yard, Crazy Jammit showed up. And Mike Kafka is like, okay, you want to see a bag of tricks? How's Gunnar Olszewski putting one up for a touchdown from 30-something yards out?
I I mean Jared Goff who's been around some talented players. Certainly here in Los Angeles. Um he I I think he's running out of words for Gibbs. Yeah, that dude's uh as good as they come in our league and he's uh Making his claim across the league as one of the best players, regardless of position, and we're lucky to have him, man. He's so electric, and for him to be able to do that to supplement some of the struggles we were having was awesome.
You can tell the fear in the defense. You know, when the ball gets in his hands, the way they rally to him. And then certainly when he gets to the second level on some of those longer runs, you can feel the safety, the angle they start taking. And it's a good feeling for us, and it's hard for a defense. You know what he looks like?
You know what he reminds me of? I said it on the overreaction Monday Pod. I'll say it here to you, TJ. You didn't hear me say it before. He looks like Reggie Bush in college.
And this is Pro Bowl. Interesting. Run away from people. Reggie made me curse too coming off the couch. I'm like, oh OS, oh my goodness.
Randomly Reggie Bush on Saturday, just randomly. Interesting. Like football. Good to know. I'm on Ross St.
Brown, 505 now career receptions. That's. Sick shy of breaking Michael Thomas' all-time record through the first five seasons of a career. Remember, I told you he was a top five receiver in the league years ago, and you looked at me like I had three heads. I don't remember.
I remember you saying it. I don't remember us looking at you like you were crazy. I also said Derrick Henry's a Hall of Famer. You looked at me like I had three heads. I'm just staring at the time.
Got it. We did not look at it. This is why I don't want to quit on the Lions either. You're just very quick on putting people in. I got three.
That's true. Days left until I have to make a mulligan on NFL Game Day Morning's Thanksgiving show. And you should make a mulligan with both teams. Ooh, you should make the mullet. I got Chiefs and Lions.
Should have mother looking when you picked the Eagles yesterday. I saw that.
Okay. Yeah, everybody did. Literally, everybody did. Oh, I saw it. It's also because it was a food segment, and I wanted the Philadelphia food more than the stealing.
Cowboy's food had pickles on it. I'm not a pickles guy. See, I don't blame you there. I probably would have done the same thing. George Pickles?
Should have taken the George Pickles. The lions are there, but the bears, man, and the bears, the bears. Come into Detroit for the last game of the year, or they actually get they get Detroit in soldier field last game of the year.
Soldier boy. Man, should Terico get his winter clothes on for now? I mean, that's going to be for the North, right? Just like last year, it's either North or top of the wild card standings. But then there's the Packers, too, who are in Detroit Thanksgiving Day to kick it all off.
Holy crap. This is wild, man. I don't know anything that's going to happen. This is great. Thanksgiving.
Dallas, then out here against the Rams, best team in the NFC and the whole league right now. Before Rogers gets one last spin in Detroit when Dallas is back. Oh. We go. That's a rough.
Stretched Eric. That game was nothing. Especially since Bates' field goal to tie it, 59 yards, went outside the right upright and came back. It started at the right upright, inside the right upright, then went out and then came back in. It's like Phil Necro was sitting there smiling.
That was a great one. I was thinking you need to pull it over to take a breathalyzer. That ball was drunk. Sit down with football. He could draw a straight line.
28 seconds left. I was like, oh, he missed it. He was 59 yards. He was good. No good.
He's good. Overtime. Here we go. Bates making the UFL proud. That was great.
He's so good. Man, that witching hour was Hansen okay? Man. You need a glitch. I need enough for a six-leg parlay.
That's all I'm saying. Jimmy in San Antonio has something he wants to say. What's up, Jimmy? Jimmy. Paso Paqueros, way to go, cowboy.
Let's go. What up, mate? All right, so tell them where do I tell him walk in the front door, Jimmy. Walk in the front door, burst it down, go. Carl Anthony in New York City, I have not heard from you.
I'm tired of you picking on TJ. And if you need Madiachi's TJ, I kind of know people here in San Antonio. Hold on, look up. When are the Knicks in San Antonio? Let's see.
When are the Knicks in San Antonio? Let you guys know. Let's do this wide open. Let's do this in the office. I'm delivering him.
Some flowers, but I won't because they had zero points in the second half. He gets no flowers. Yeah, nothing, Jimmy. That's what I was thinking. Come on.
Go to the Knicks in San Antonio. New Year's Eve. Let's go, Jimmy. Oh, Jimmy. Yeah.
Jimmy, we have to do this for TJ because he'll never do it. I don't care that much. You can look at. You know, I just don't like how he picks on TJ. TJ's a bigger man, I understand, but I'm not that big of a man.
You are getting picked on. You are. You are a mariaki band. You are. Can you put up the picture of the flowers and the balloon, please?
How is this a rap? How is this not? A photograph of a man who's being picked on. Come on. Uzzus is a rich person with discretionary income wasting their money.
Excuse me. You have no kids. Exactly. And I got mariachi money. TJ.
I got mariachi money. Let me do you a favor. Sell me the ping-pong table, and that's enough. For whatever Jimmy can cook on me. The thing is, this means more to you guys.
I don't care. No, it's not. I really don't. I don't know. Jimmy, I think at the very least, you should go to the game and hold up a sign, like, defending TJ or something.
I will take care of this in an appropriate fashion. Thank you, sir. Jimmy, Jimmy. Jimmy, Jim and San Antonio has our back, everybody. Come on.
I told you, I'm focused on the Chiefs, all right? I don't care about payback. You know what? You know, I'll be honest with you. I don't like High Road TJ.
High Road TJ. I don't like High Road TJ. High Road TJ. Younger me would have been down to like, you know, jump somebody in the parking lot. That's not me anymore, man.
Come on. That doesn't know any difference. Either you're going to mess with me and I'm going to jump you in the parking lot or I'm going to leave you alone. No. This show is all about nuance.
There's something in between jumping somebody in the parking lot and doing nothing. I'm not about that life. There's something in between, and you should do it because there's no other Dallas-Philadelphia games this year unless. Oh, baby. Oh, yeah.
There's a third trip. Let's do it. Cowboys have a lot of work to make that happen. A lot of work. Cowboys seven seed, Eagles two seed.
Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Delicious. Let's go.
Seriously. That's Sunday. Sunday for Eastern. That's a good one, Mike. Wild Card Weekend.
He's in. Delicious. 844-204-rich. Number to dial. Back with more here on the Rich Eisen Show, Disney Plus, the ESPN app, and ESPN Radio presented by Progressive Insurance.
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Back here on ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance, along with our Disney Plus and ESPN feeds. Jackie in Virginia, let's take her or his phone call. I don't know which Jackie, you there? Hello, Jackie. Hello, Jackie.
Well, I'm calling in because I wanted a internet auntie for Shadore. And let me tear you. I would not be watching a Browns game ever. of Sidua wasn't planned. I've been following this kid for a long time, and I think people just got him so wrong.
I mean, I'm just all for him winning. I just want this kid to win so bad because there's so many haters out there because of Dion. And I love you, some Dion. That's the only man my husband said I can love besides him.
So. As a 60-year-old, Woman. I only watch the browns because of Shador.
So now, Jackie, you'll be watching the Browns hosting the San Francisco 49ers next week. Oh, absolutely. I love that. Watching. Brian.
Jumping up and down, the door's going to do great. I already know. I hope so. We both have. Uh, a massive affinity for Deion, and thus, you know, I remember meeting Shadur when he was a little kid, coming to NFL Network to watch games.
And so, yeah, obviously, I'm a little biased when it comes to that. I'm all in, and I can't wait to see what happens next. I really can't wait, Jackie. All right. Thank you.
Thank you for calling. Thank you for taking my call. And hi, guys. Have a good turkey day. Have you taken it?
Let me ask you, Jack, how many shows have you ever called into? Is this the first? Oh It's the first show. It's your first. It's my first time calling into your show.
Okay, and just like Shador, you've won in your first game. Yay!
So, what do I get? Do I get a phone from something? Sure, sure. We should have Jackie call back every Monday just to review Shador's performance. Hey, about this, Jackie.
Stay on hold. Stay on hold. Give your address to Adam or Call Screener. We'll send you a mug, a rich as in show mug. How does that sound?
And let me check. I will call in every Monday to, you know, give them an update.
Now, win or lose. Win or lose, Jackie. You gotta be honest. Winner lose now, okay? Oh, let me tell you, I'm all about honesty.
I'm gonna call it as I see it.
Okay, Jackie in Virginia. Jackie was Jackie. Patty said hello. Like I said, she won in her first appearance. Just like Shador.
She's on hold. I bet Jackie cooks good. You didn't do that good. Hopefully, Jay. What's up?
And I could see Adam's on it. Adam's good. You're going to make this work. I bet Jackie's Thanksgiving spread is top. Again, I know.
I know Kevin Stefansky isn't coaching for the Jackies of the world. I understand that. But if you are in management in the Cleveland Browns organization, you are 100% saying, I want the Jackies of the world to suddenly root for the Cleveland Browns. Jackie and Grandma Gore Glassman? Together.
Yes. Come on now. Dynamic Duke. We're bringing people together. That's true there, bro.
In their fandom of the Cleveland Browns. We got to hear from Triple Genie this week about Shador. Right? We should have her call in when she's just a couple of what was it, Manhattan? Manhattan?
Manhattan? Manhattan. Manhattan. Triple G, get a couple Manhattans in and call us. Please.
Fantastic. 844-204-Rich, number to dial here on the program. Let's go to Cowboy James in San Antonio. Back to San Antonio. Cowboy James, I wonder who he's rooting for.
You know what time it is. What's up, Cowboy James? Hey, Rich, thanks for taking my call. You know, I'm like you, I'm not gonna get overly excited about the game. But I am calling about the receivers that could waste them.
You know, all last season we were who's what A, who's what B. There is no 1A1B. There's a number one receiver, and then there's a number two receiver. And Rich, you nailed it on the head when you said Arthur. I was thinking about that all day.
Yeah, Ms. Arper. And this is is is Michael Leslie. And if Jerry does not find a way, to find this guy who's not trying to win Super Bowl. We got about three good years of back performing the way he did.
And I propose what the franchise is about 36, 37. 38 million, three-year bill, 72, 72 guarantees. And Eddie. I think we just might get there.
Okay. You should have saw. Pickens expressive. He knew if he did not if he didn't get back in there, we were not going to win that game. I think that's the Cowboy James.
I think that's the Pittsburgh Steelers trying to pull you over, offering all that guaranteed money to George Pickens before he proves it for more than just half a season.
Okay. Uh I love it's tough to understand, but thank you, Cowboy James, here in San Antonio. I love the passion. I do. By the way, he's figured out, he's not only saying, I like that, by the way, because at RES Consulting, we got a spot for Cowboy James, because we don't just make opinions, we make suggestions.
You know what I mean?
Like, it's not just like, oh, you need to sign George Pickens. He came up with the contractual terms and dollars. Guaranteed. Is Cowboy James the artificial capologist of the Dallas Cowboys? One thing I don't want is I don't want any Alvin Harper slander, though, because the way it's sounding is people are kinda knocking.
Alvin Harper, two-time Super Bowl champion. Excuse me. Huge part of our run there. One of my favorite things to do. in the history of working with Michael Irvin.
and knowing Michael Irvin. and the entire game day crew. Was with me on this front, and I was with them. Was talking about how. Yeah.
One of the most impactful receivers in the history of the Dallas Cowboys was Alvin Harper. Yeah. Oh, but though. We would then look at Michael Irvin's face. And he did not like that.
Well, no one's questioning Earth standing on the list. He did not want Alvin Harper to get one single football. No. Not one Single. Football.
Remember, we were watching the Netflix thing, Chris? That's my favorite part, I think, in the whole Cowboy documentary is that that epic touchdown against the 49ers was supposed to go to Michael Irvin, but Irvin went to the other side of the formation because Troy was throwing that ball all day to Alvin Harper, and Mike was like, No, I'm getting that ball. And then Irv, I mean, Aikman ends up throwing the slant, supposed to be to Irvin to Alvin Harper. Harper took it to the house. And that's not.
At all a bit. It's not a bit. It's not. It's not. Irv was so mad that Aikman was throwing the hook all day out of that formation to Alvin Harper on the right side.
He was like, No, I'm going to the right side. I'm catching that hook. And Troy and the best part about it is Troy goes, Man, I'm going to have to throw this slant to Alvin Harper. And I don't know if he's going to take it to the house. One, two, three, bam.
Harper gone. Awesome. And that was my second favorite thing: to troll Irv about how great Alvin Harper was as a receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. Number one, was the guy who truly did have terrific career statistics against him. Where he could not really do what he wanted to do against this guy was Jason Seahorn.
And we would have on game day morning something called Seahorn Island. And put Irv on it. I remember it. Oh, my God. The audacity, right?
Oh, my God. Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin is just fascinating. I can troll too. You gotta be kidding me. Mooch trolling.
Kurt endlessly with bold predictions. It's the funniest thing ever. Like, we're trying to get over with these guys, Turtle. Oh, God. Are you guys trying to troll two Halloween?
You gotta check in on him. Look at all these Cowboys callers coming out. Where are you calling? First of all, where have you been? I've been taking Shrapnel over here for years, Dolo.
Kellen in Austin, Texas. And now of a sudden, the Cowboys fans want to show up. What's up, Kellen in Austin, Texas? Take his call. Hey, Reg, thanks for taking my call.
Kellen, where are all these Cowboys fans been all year? Where they been? They won a game. They're coming out of the game. It's not just a game.
Well, the Laker Car Flags Lakers. I guess we should let the caller talk. What's up, Cohen?
Well, I am a Cowboys fan. I am coming out of the woodwork.
Okay. But I've been in season before, and that's why I'm calling today. I had to let this game get past me a little bit. I wanted to talk about the defensive performance of the new acquisition, Quentin Williams, the last couple of weeks. He's been pretty phenomenal for the Cowboys so far with a sack and a half and 13 pressures.
What a shocker. Yeah, it's great. And I have a little bit of a bone to pick with you. On September 5th, after the season opener, I called and I said, Hey, Rich. Yes.
Hey, Kelly. What do you think? Yeah. Who do you think the Cowboys could trade one of these four shiny first-round picks for? And you told me verbatim.
Yes. That would be a downright silly thing to do. It would be. What what for the Cowboys to trade for Quentin Williams? Yeah.
Not for Quentin Williams specifically. I just kind of came generally. I was hoping we could just riff about it, you know. No, no, I just thought there was no chance that they'd be able to acquire anybody during the middle of the season for a first overall pick of any note that would change what was going on. And Troy Aikman said the same thing right before the trade deadline on a Monday night broadcast.
On a Monday night broadcast. You know, when the Cowboys are losing to the Cardinals, he's like, there's nothing out there that you can make this a move that's going to change anything. Why would I sit here and think the Jets were about to trade Sauce and Quentin Williams on the same freaking day? Why would I sit here and think about it? You're right.
It's crazy. I mean, I'm glad to be reaping the benefits of the insanity, but it's crazy. Thank you, Callan and Austin. I appreciate it. I'll just say it too.
I'll speak on behalf of Jets fans. It sucks. I hate this team. It sucks to see Sauce with a horseshoe and Quinn in with a star. Because these are the guys that you build around.
And it's just, once again, let's just buy in on a rebuild.
Now what they are doing is playing their asses off for Aaron Glenn. They have not quit. No. And the guys who are there are doing their best to ball out. You know And they did give a scare to the Ravens, but you don't raise banners for scares, and you don't raise banners for look at all the traffic pics we have.
And you're asking a lot of your fan base, let's buy in again. You're going to sit there and watch Quentin Williams. You know, stop the run. On the way to quarterback on Chris on Thanksgiving. Against Mahomes.
And then Sauce Gardner. But You know, we'll see what those picks turn into, and the fact that they traded Micah. And had extra picks and had the ability to flip choices. to the Jets to get Quentin Williams. Kinda give it up.
Yeah. They've drafted well in Dallas, and man, that Pickens deal is turning out to be something else. Yeah, you hoped it would. I knew. Are they going to franchise him or what are they going to do?
I don't know, but he can't leave. The last month, he has just come on like a freight train. The first few weeks of the season, he wasn't anything all that. Which is why you're able to pick him up, maybe, in your fantasy league, because you're like, I don't know what he's going to do. No, George Picken should not have been available in any fantasy league.
Okay. I was mean where you drafted him. I'm just saying, do you trust giving that guy four years, $120 million? I know the Steelers would say no way. You roll a one-year dice and see if he could duplicate what he's done this season.
I know the Steelers would say absolutely no way. With the franchise tech. That's what I mean. Yeah, because you, I mean, when you your eye gate just tells you, when you watch the man and you see physically what he's capable of. It tells you that he deserves all the money, right?
But then again, like I said, you don't know if he's going to be a family. All the off field stuff. Yeah, you don't know if he's going to go on the second level in Swanton. You know what I mean?
You just don't know. There's a reason why the two of them, CD and George Pickens, sat for a series in Vegas. Right. But But the results were they should fuck whatever happened, let them do whatever they want. Bygones or bygones.
They paid their uh their tax. Yeah. 844-204-Rich, number to dial. Final segment to come right here on this busy Monday. Phone lines are all lit.
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What's going on in Iraq, Larry? Oh Rich, how you doing? Big fan of yours. I'm originally from Staten Home, but now I'm in Florida.
Okay. Yeah, it tracks. A lot of folks from Staten Island go down to Florida. I understand. Yeah.
What's on your mind, Larry? What's on your mind? Um, listen, Rich. Um, a suffering Jeff fan like you, Um, do you think that the Jets should draft A quarterback in this upcoming draft or wait. and try and get them in twenty seven because I'll tell you, you know, I've been watching all these quarterbacks and I I love Arch Manning, but I know he's not coming out this year.
And I'm not too fond about Fernando Mendoza. I like Ty Simpson and I like Dante more. Larry, first of all, I have no idea. Just take the Jets. Listen, if the Jets are going.
All in on a rebuild, and they clearly are, then you have to once again place your trust in a front office. that, you know, uh habitually, year in and year out, Hasn't been worthy of your trust. Do you remember John Isaac was the one who once upon a time traded to Darrell Rivas and then asked you for your patience in a rebuild? Don't even have to look for it. I don't want to hear his voice in the drop that general manager of the New York Jets.
Oh my God. Oh my God. You know what I mean?
But the reason why I bring all that up is. The jets had a choice to accept what the Cowboys were giving them, I believe that was a second-round choice in next year's draft. or some for whatever the bottom line is they they chose the first Round choice two drafts from now on purpose because I think they're looking at that year for a quarterback, which means I have no idea who the quarterback of the New York Jets is next year. And it clearly can't be Justin Fields because they just benched him in the middle of right now and went with Tyrod Taylor. for a reason.
Maybe it'll be Torah. You know what I mean?
It's not fields. I mean that that ship has sailed or that that jet has flown. I believe. And thanks for the call, Larry. Enjoy your South Florida.
It's great to hear. The voice of So many that I grew up with. The mock drafts have the Jets with Simpson or Dante Moore. This year or in 2027? No, they have the mock drafts for 27 years.
The Jets are in the fourth spot right now. Is Moore even coming out? Do we know that? He's going to be a top five pick, so I don't know why he wouldn't. Corey in New York.
Let's take his call as well. What's up, Corey? Hi guys. What's going on? I'm a big Michigan fan.
Oh, you sound smart to me, Corey. Yes. I just want to know if. What does it sound smart to you? Does it sound smart to you?
It sounds like a smart guy. I was not judging his intelligence. And Corey said he was a the Ohio State fan. Would you have followed that up with? No, I would not.
I would have said it's okay, but it's all right. It's fine. But I can actually say the words the Ohio State this week as opposed to Ishigan or TTUN. Yeah. Wayden Hutchinson calls it the University of Michigan.
Whatever it is. Corey, what's your question? Do we have a shot? Of course we do. We have the running backs.
We have the quarterbacks. We let them air it out, let them run it out. Of course, we do. Of course, we have a shot. Last year we had a walk-on in their house.
We had one of the least equipped teams in the recent years to actually go into the horseshoe and beat a team that was eventually. National championship worthy and winning them all. And don't forget, Trayvion Anderson, who's running all over everyone for New England, and Quinn Sean Judgins is running all over everyone for Cleveland. And, you know, we're running them all. Get out of here!
Caleb Downs, who's going to be maybe one of the. I think Caleb Downs, and we're talking about next year. He'll be in the top five.
Well, I think he's the safest draft choice. Like, you know, he's going to be a future Pro Bowler when you choose him out of anybody that's available in next year's draft. And Jeremiah Smith, at some point, is coming out. And and I mean, they're chock full of uh of stars. They should go into the big house, right?
Finally in this streak. Right, Corey? You know what I mean?
We could stop him, right? We have the defense, don't we? We do. This team's better than last year, and they just played their best game of the year against Maryland. Gotta put some.
Well, here's the thing. Is Ryan Day going to show up? Saying he's tough. And he wants to out-top Michigan and beat us on the ground? I hope Chip Kelly, if he's free now, is going to go to Columbus and tell him: let's run it back from last year.
Let's try it this time around. You know, because Grant and Mason Graham aren't there. I think last year's. Plan is better. And Patricia with his uh with his pencil?
I see a mat. I know you and I have been friends over the years, and he was, by the way, the first. Coach. In the NFL. to stroll into the booth at the Combine and drop a checkoff.
For St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. I love Matt Patricia. Except Saturday. He knows it.
You know what I mean, Corey? We have game day? Oh, yeah, where is Game Day this week? Where is Game Day this week? I don't know.
I don't know. But thanks for the call, Corey. Let's all band together. Sharon Moore is our first guest tomorrow. Game Day is going to Ann Arbor.
What other game is there? There is no game. Great point. Smart game. I mean, there's other games.
Yeah, there's no other games. They were not. Rich, there's other games. There's no other games. Georgia, Georgia, Tech, Texas, A.M.
Texas. There's no other game that makes me wake up on a Saturday morning and I'm like, I am not turning on until like 10 after 9. I am not sitting there, and I'm not going to sit there and watch Urban Meyer smugly say this or that. You can't smile anything. You've beaten him four years in a row.
No, but he's the one who beat us seven years. He never lost, right? Did he ever lose me? I don't think so. But he can't talk anymore.
So I would counsel Ryan Day to go to his Lake Tahoe. Lakeside townhouse, sit in a chair. wait for his brother to show up and yell at him about how tough he is. I'm tough. Look at.
Why did the To do. Don't forget, this is the guy every Buckeye fan wanted to run out on a rail December 1st, 2024. That's true. And then by February 1st, 2025, it's like: let's have a parade. Mm-hmm.
I love a parade. Oh, but December 1st, 2024, turn back the clock. Everyone was talking about Coach Fredo. Coach Rado. Oh wow.
I mean, that's pretty disrespectful. But that's pretty disrespectful. You have any idea of the disrespect coming my direction in the last 24 to 48 hours? You have no idea. It's that type of week.
Of course, it's disrespectful. He's one of the best coaches in the game that should stay at Ohio State as long as he wants. Disrespect is real. Yeah. He's 70 and 10.
And he's unbelievable. And by the way, he was the OC of a lot of the years where they were spreading this out five wide and beating the crap out of Don Brown's defense.
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